Elevator operating panel

ABSTRACT

A faceplate ( 4 ) has a dual structure comprising a base member ( 5 ) and a dressing member ( 6 ), and a surface of the base member ( 5 ) is covered by the dressing member ( 6 ). All of devices that are necessary for a hall operating panel ( 1 ), such as switches ( 10   a,    10   b ) operated by a passenger, are fixed to and supported by the base member ( 5 ). The dressing member ( 6 ) is removably attached to the base member to thereby be easily removed from the base member ( 5 ).

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an elevator operating panel which isinstalled at a given position in an elevator hall (a platform), orwithin a cab (an elevator car) of an elevator, to be used for performingoperations such as a hall call or a cab call.

BACKGROUND ART

At an elevator hall or within a cab of an elevator, there is installedan elevator operating panel for permitting a passenger to perform anoperation such as a hall call or a cab call. A conventional elevatoroperating panel is integrally assembled with an accommodation box and afaceplate, and the faceplate is configured to close an opening portionof the accommodation box (refer to, for example, a Japanese PatentApplication Laid-Open No. H5-147873 (first related material) and aJapanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-60116 (second relatedmaterial).

According to the conventional elevator operating panels being disclosedin first and second related materials, various kinds of devices, such asswitches operated by a passenger, are necessary for the elevatoroperating panel, and the various devices are attached to thereverse-surface side of the faceplate in a state where they can beoperated from the obverse-surface side of the faceplate. Those variouskinds of devices attached to the reverse-surface side of the faceplateare accommodated within the space in the accommodation box so as toclose the opening portion of the accommodation box.

By the way, an elevator is frequently utilized by a non-specified andlarge number of passengers, and therefore, there are cases where theobverse-surface side of the faceplate of the elevator operating panel isinconveniently clawed or damaged by passengers' mischief, or the like.Although, in those cases, it is desirable to replace the damagedfaceplate with a new one In this occasion, however, in the conventionalelevator operating panel having the above-described structure, there isthe problem that the replacing operation for replacing the faceplatewith new one is very complicated and troublesome.

Namely, in a case where replacing the faceplate in the conventionalelevator operating panel, detaching various kinds of devices such as theswitch devices operated by passengers from the faceplate and newlyattaching those devices to a new faceplate is needed. At this time, ifthe switch devices, etc. do not attached correctly, the switch devicesdo not work. Hence, above-replacing operation of the switch devicesrequires a high accuracy. For this reason, in the conventional elevatoroperating panel of the conventional structure, the faceplate-replacingoperation needs to be carefully performed, over a long period of time,by an engineer whose skill is high in level, and, therefore, thisoperation was complex and troublesome.

Also, the faceplate of the elevator operating panel has a function tomake good the appearance of the elevator operating panel as the dressingsurface, and it is desirable that the appearance of the elevatoroperating panel is changeable according to the customer's (buyer's)request (liking).

However, in above conventional elevator operating panel, the faceplateis formed of a single metal plate. Therefore, it is necessary to preparea variety of the faceplates to fulfill customer's request. Thiscircumstance made such operating panel unsuitable for mass-productionthereof and became a factor to raise the cost of the parts.

From this point of view, another conventional elevator operating panelis comprised a dressing surface portion of a faceplate, and the dressingsurface portion is adhered to a main body. In this conventional elevatoroperating panel, it is possible to fulfill a customer's liking bypreparing various kind of the dressing surface.

However, in this example, the dressing surface of the faceplate isfirmly joined, by adhesive agent, etc., to the main body and isintegrated therewith. Therefore, when replacing the faceplate, therearises the problem, similarly to the elevator operating panel of theabove-described conventional structure, that the replacing operationbecomes complex and troublesome.

The present invention has been made in order to solve theabove-described conventional problems and the object of the invention isto provide an elevator operating panel that can be manufactured at a lowcost and that can make the appearance thereof changeable according tothe customer's liking and that enables the replacing operation forreplacing the faceplate to be performed in a very simple and convenientway.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

To attain the above object, there is provided an elevator operatingpanel being installed at an elevator hall, or within a cab, of anelevator, comprising: an accommodation box having an opening; a switchdevice disposed within the accommodation box and having an operatingportion; a base member that fixes thereto and supports the switchdevices and is integrally assembled to the accommodation box; and adressing member having first opening that allows the operating portionof the switch device and is removably attached to the base member tocover a part of the surface of the base member, wherein the base memberand the dressing member close the opening of the accommodation box.

In this elevator operating panel, the faceplate is comprised of the basemember and the dressing member for closing the surface of the basemember. Switch devices operated by passenger, etc. are fixed to andsupported by the base member. Accordingly, it is possible to change anappearance of the faceplate by replacing the dressing member adequatelywith a lot of dressing members being prepared previously. Also, in acase where the dressing member has been clawed by, for example,passengers' mischief or the like, there is no need to detach theswitches from the base member, but only to replace the dressing memberwith a new dressing member. In addition, since this dressing member isdetachably mounted on the base member, above-replacing operation is verysimple and convenient by comparison with conventional dressing memberreplacing operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a hall operating panel that is installedon a landing jamb of an elevator;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the hall operatingpanel to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hall operating panel;

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a cab operating panel that is installed ona return panel within a cab; and

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the operating panel to whichthe present invention is applied.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the present invention will hereafter be explained indetail with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment

A hall operating panel 1, as illustrated in FIG. 1, is installed on oneside of a jamb 2 that surrounds the door at the entrance/exit of theelevator, and the operating panel 1 is utilized when a passengeroperates such as a hall call.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, an accommodation box 3 and a faceplate 4 areassembled integrally with each other. The operating panel 1 is attachedto the jamb 2 in a state where an opening portion of the accommodationbox 3 is closed by the faceplate 4. In addition, as illustrated in FIG.3, the faceplate 4 is comprised of a base member 5 and a dressing member6, wherein the dressing member 6 is removably attached to the basemember 5.

The accommodation box 3 is formed by, for example, a metal plate whichis bent and formed into a box-shaped, and its bottom surface portionabuts on a surface of the jamb 2 and is fixed to a prescribed positionof the jamb 2. In addition, a tapping screws 7 is inserted through thebottom surface of the accommodation box, and the accommodation box 3 isbonded to the jamb 2.

The base member 5 of the faceplate 4 is formed by, for example, a metalplate which is bent and formed into a lid-shaped, the cross section ofwhich has an approximately U-shaped in cross section, and the dimensionof which is somewhat greater than the outside dimension of theaccommodation box 3. The base member 5 is fitted to the accommodationbox 3 from an obverse side thereof to close the opening portion thereof.Fastening pieces 5 g, 3 g that connect these both members 3, 5 to eachother are protruded from the respective both end portions in thelongitudinal direction of the both members 3, 5. Tapping screws 8 fastenthe fastening pieces 3 g, 5 g in the state where the fastening pieces 3g, 5 g are superposed one upon the other, and the base member 5 is fixedto the accommodation box 3. Incidentally, a portion where the fasteningpieces 3 a, 5 g and accommodation box 3 are superposed one upon theother is retained by a blind frames 14 fixed to the jamb 2, and theblind frame 14 covers the obverse surface sides of the fastening pieces3 g, 5 g (see FIG. 3).

Six attaching opening 5 a, 5 b, 5 c, 5 d, 5 e, and 5 f are provided onthe base member 5. Various kinds of devices being installed in the halloperating panel 1, concretely three indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c, twoswitch devices 10 a, 10 b, and a key switch 11 are attached to theattaching holes accordingly. In addition, the attaching openings passthrough the base member 5, and the dimension of attaching openings arecorresponds to the dimension of the corresponding switches accordingly.

The three indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c are comprised of display devicesfor displaying the status of the elevator. For example, the indicator 9a displays the current position of the cab by an illuminated floornumber; the indicator 9 b displays of the moving direction of the cab byan illuminated arrow; and the indicator 9 c displays illuminatedcontrol-information such as “FULL”, “MOVE (GO)”, etc. Display parts ofthe indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c respectively inserted from thereverse-surface side of the base member 5 into the correspondingattaching openings 5 a, 5 b, and 5 c, and attached to thereverse-surface side of the base member 5 by means of tapping screws 12,whereby the indicators are fixed to and supported by the base member 5.

A semi-transparent plate 13 for preventing light from entering thedisplay parts of the indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c is bonded by, forexample, an adhesive agent to a position of the base member 5 where theattaching openings 5 a, 5 b, and 5 c are formed.

Covering the indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c by the plate 13, the displayedinformation on the indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c becomes easy to see.Furthermore, bonding the plate 13 to the obverse-surface side of thebase plate 5 by an adhesive agent, it is easily position the dressingmember 6 onto the obverse-surface side of the base member 5. Thus, asillustrated in FIG. 3, an opening 6 a is provided in the dressing member6 to engage with the plate 13 with no clearance existing intherebetween. Incidentally, the configuration of the plate 13 and theconfiguration of the opening 6 a may be of any type if the both can beinterfitted with each other.

The two switch devices 10 a, 10 b is used for a passenger operating suchas a hall call. For example, the switch device 10 a is used as anup-floor button while, on the other hand, the switch device 10ob is usedas a down-floor button. And, operating portions are respectively fittedfrom the reverse-surface side of the base member 5 into the attachingopenings 5 d, 5 e, the switch devices 10 a, 10 b are attached to thereverse-surface side of the base member 5 by the tapping screws 12.Incidentally, each of these switches 10 a, 10 b may be constructed of anelectrostatic type switch or a push-button type switch.

The key switch 11 is a switch controlled by a manager or a maintenanceengineer of the elevator with a single-purpose key (not illustrated).And, a forward end portion of a cylinder 11 a of the key switch 11allowing the key to be inserted thereinto is inserted from thereverse-surface side of the base member 5 into the attaching opening 5f, the key switch 11 is attached to the reverse-surface side of the basemember 5 by the tapping screws 12 and is thereby fixed to and supportedby the base member 5.

As described above, in the hall operating panel 1 to which the presentinvention has been applied, all of the various kinds of switches beingbuilt in the hall operating panel 1 are attached to the base member 5 ofthe faceplate 4 and are fixed to and supported by that base member 5.And, the dressing member 6 is detachably attached onto theobverse-surface side of the base member 5, and it is thereby arrangedthat the dressing member 6 protects the base member 5 and enhances theappearance of the elevator operating panel 1.

Incidentally, an incandescent lamp, a light-emitting diode (LED) thatemits red, blue, green, or white, color light, a fluorescent lamp(cold-cathode tube, etc.), an organic EL, etc are used for a lightsource of the various kinds of indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c and switchdevices 10 a, 10 b. However, when considering the use within a closedspace such as the hall operating panel 1, the illumination device thatuses an LED, or a cold-cathode tube, which is small in size and long inservice life is particularly effective.

The dressing member 6 is formed by, for example, a metal plate which isbent to form an U-shaped in cross section, and the dimension of thedressing member corresponds to the base member 5. And, a dressing filmis pasted to the obverse surface of the dressing member 6, and therebythe dressing surface thereof is formed. By preparing the various kindsof dressing films having the color and design, the customer (buyer)fulfill their request (liking). Further, attaching the dressing filmselected by the customer on the dressing surface, it is possible tocustomize the dressing member 6.

The opening 6 a corresponding to the plate 13 being bonded to theobverse surface side of the base member 5, openings 6 b, 6 ccorresponding to the display parts of the switch devices 10 a, 10 b thatare fixed to and supported by the base member 5, and opening window 6 dcorresponding to the forward end portion of the cylinder 11 a of the keyswitch 11 that is fixed to and supported by the base member 5 areprovided in the dressing member 6. Every one of these openings 6 a, 6 b,6 c, and 6 d passes through the dressing member 6 in the thicknessdirection thereof. In the way that the dressing member 6 is superposedon the obverse-surface side of the base member 5 in a state where theplate 13, the display parts of the switch devices 10 a, 10 b, and theforward end portion of the cylinder 11 a of the key switch 11 areexposed to the outside from the openings 6 a, 6 b, 6 c, and 6 d, thedressing member 6 is fitted onto the obverse-surface side of the basemember 5. By being fitted the dressing member 6 onto the base member 5,the dressing member 6 constitutes the faceplate 4 wherein it isintegrated with this base member 5. Accordingly, the dressing member 6can easily be detached from the base member 5.

In the above-constructed hall operating panel 1, the faceplate 4 is madeinto a dual structure wherein the dressing member 6 is superposed on theobverse-surface side of the base member 5. Therefore, even when thefaceplate 4 is clawed by, for example, passengers' mischief, only thedressing member 6 is clawed. And, since the dressing member 6 isremovably attached to the base member 5 and can easily be detached fromthe base member 5, the operation of replacing the clawed dressing member6 with a new one can be performed in a very simple and convenient way.

When replacing the dressing member 6, the dressing member 6 that hasbeen fitted on the base member 5 is detached from it. At this time,since the indicators 9 a, 9 b, and 9 c, switch devices 10 a, 10 b, keyswitch 11, etc. being attached in the hall operating panel 1 are allattached to the base member 5 and fixed to and supported by this basemember 5. Hence, even in the state of the dressing member 6 is detached,it doesn't happen that those various kinds of devices fall off.Accordingly, only by, after detaching the clawed dressing member 6 fromthe base member 5, fitting a new dressing member 6 onto the base member5, the replacing operation for the dressing member 6 becomes complete.Namely, this operation is very simple and convenient.

In the conventional operating panel, the various kinds of devices beingattached in the operating panel are fixed and supported by the faceplatethat consists of a single piece of member. Therefore, when replacing thefaceplate with a new one, it is necessary to newly attach those devicesagain to the new faceplate. This structure became a factor to make thefaceplate-replacing operation complex and troublesome. In contrast tothis, in the hall operating panel 1 to which the present invention hasbeen applied, the faceplate 4 has a dual structure of its beingconstructed of the base plate 5 and the dressing member 6. And, in thedual structure, it is arranged that the surface of the base member 5having the various kinds of devices fixed thereto and supported therebybe covered by the dressing member 6. And, the dressing member 6 isdetachably attached to the base member 5. For these reasons, it ispossible to replace only the dressing member 6, with simple andconvenient operations without newly attaching the various kinds ofdevices, etc.

Also, in the hall operating panel 1 to which the present invention hasbeen applied, it is possible to select and use, as the dressing film ofthe dressing member 6, the one that fulfills the customer's request andliking. As a result of this, it is possible to customize the appearanceof the dressing member 6 into a way of its conforming to the customer'sliking. Therefore, it is possible to meet a lot of demands that come upfrom a lot of customers.

Also, the present invention can also effectively be applied whenperforming renewal of an existing hall operating panel. And if renewingan existing hall operating panel through the use of the presentinvention, then it is thereafter possible to perform the operation ofreplacing the dressing member with a new one in a very simple andconvenient way.

Second Embodiment

This embodiment is the one wherein the present invention is applied to acab operating panel that is installed within the cab of an elevator. Acab operating panel 2 1, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is installed on areturn panel 22 located on a sideward portion of a cab door, and the caboperating panel is utilized when a passenger within the cab performs hisoperation such as a cab call.

The cab operating panel 21 is the same, in the basic structure, as thehall operating panel 1 of the above-described first embodiment, but isdifferent, in the kind of the devices built therein, from the halloperating panel 1. Namely, this cab operating panel 21 has anoutstanding feature in that, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the cab operatingpanel 21 is installed on the return panel 22 in a state where an openingportion of an accommodation box 23 is closed by a faceplate 24; and thefaceplate 24 is comprised of a base member 25 and a dressing member 26are superposed one upon the other; and the dressing member 26 isdetachably attached to the base member 25.

The accommodation box 23, similarly to the accommodation box 3 of theabove-described hall operating panel 1, is formed into a box shaped, andthe accommodation box 23 is firmly bonded to the return panel 22 bytapping screws 27. Also, the base member 25 of the faceplate 24 isformed into a lid-like shaped having a substantially U-shaped in crosssection, and the base member 25 is fitted to the accommodation box 23from the obverse-surface side thereof and is firmly bonded to theaccommodation box 23 using tapping screws 28.

Attaching openings 25 a, 25 b, 25 c, 25 d, 25 e, 25 f, 25 g, and 25 hfor attaching to the base member 25 various kinds of devices built inthe cab operating panel 21, for example, an indicator 29 that displaysthe current position of the cab by an illuminated floor number, switchdevices 30 a, 30 b that instruct opening and closing of the cab door,switch devices 30 c, 30 d, 30 e, and 30 f that designate a passenger'sfloor of destination, a switch box 31 that has provided therein variouskinds of switches for adjusting the environment within the cab, etc. arepenetrate though the base member 25 in the thickness direction thereof.The dimension of each attaching openings correspond to that of eachcorresponding one of those devices accordingly.

Display part of the indicator 29 is fitted from the reverse-surface sideof the base member 25 into the attaching opening 25 a and is attached tothe reverse-surface side of the base member 25 by using tapping screws32, and the indicator 29 is fixed to and supported by the base member25. Incidentally, to the obverse-surface side of the base member 25,there is bonded a display part surface plate 33 at the position wherethe attaching opening 25 a is formed. By covering the display part ofthe indicator 29 by the display part surface plate 33, the informationbeing illuminated on the display part is easy to see. Also,incidentally, as a result of the display part surface plate 33 is bondedto the obverse-surface side of the base member 25, it is easily positionthe dressing member 26 to the obverse-surface side of the base member25.

Also, operation portions of the switch devices 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, 30 d,30 e, and 30 f are respectively fitted from the reverse-surface side ofthe base member 25 into the attaching openings 25 b, 25 c, 25 d, 25 e,25 f, and 25 g and are attached to the reverse-surface side of the basemember 25 by using tapping screws 32, and those switch devices are fixedto and supported by the base member 25.

Also, a front side of the switch box 31 where a door thereof is providedis inserted from the reverse-surface side of the base member 25 into theattaching opening 25 h and, the switch box 31 is attached to thereverse-surface side of the base member 25 using the tapping screws 32and is fixed to and supported by the base member 25.

As described above, in the cab operating panel 21 to which the presentinvention is applied, similarly to the hall operating panel 1 previouslystated according to the first embodiment, it is arranged that every oneof the various kinds of devices that are built in the cab operatingpanel 21 be attached to the base member 25 of the faceplate 24 and fixedto and supported by this base member 25. And, to the obverse-surfaceside of the base member 25, there is detachably attached the dressingmember 26, thereby the protection of the base member 25 and theenhancement of the appearance of the operating panel 21 are achievedusing that dressing member 26.

Incidentally, an incandescent lamp, a light-emitting diode (LED) thatemits red, blue, green, or white, color light, a fluorescent lamp(cold-cathode tube, etc.), an organic EL, etc are used for a lightsource of the various kinds of indicators 29 and switch devices 30 a, 30b, 30 c, 30 d, 30 e, and 30 f. However, when considering the use withina closed space such as that in the operating panel 21, the illuminationdevice that uses an LED, or a cold-cathode tube, which is small in sizeand long in service life is particularly effective.

Same as the dressing member 6 of the first embodiment, the dressingmember 26 is formed by, for example, a metal plate which is bent to forman U-shaped in cross section, and the dimension of the dressing membercorresponds to the base member 5. And, a dressing film is pasted to theobverse surface of the dressing member 26, and thereby the dressingsurface thereof is formed. By preparing the various kinds of dressingfilms having the color and design, the customer (buyer) fulfill theirrequest (liking). Further, attaching the dressing film selected by thecustomer on the dressing surface, it is possible to customize thedressing member 26.

The opening 26 a corresponding to the plate 33 being bonded to theobverse surface side of the base member 25, openings 26 b, 26 c, 26 d,26 e, 26 f, and 26 g corresponding to display parts of the switchdevices 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, 30 d, 30 e, and 30 f that are fixed to andsupported by the base member 25, and an opening 26 h corresponding tothe forward end portion of the door of the switch box 31 that is fixedto and supported by the base member 5 are provided in the dressingmember 6. Every one of these openings 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, 26 d, 26 e, 26f, and 26 g passes through the dressing member 26 in the thicknessdirection thereof. In the way that the dressing member 26 is superposedon the obverse-surface side of the base member 25 in a state where thedisplay part surface plate 33, the display parts of the switch devices30 a, 30 b, 30 c, 30 d, 30 e, and 30 f, and the doors of the switch box31 are exposed to the outside from the openings 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, 26 d,26 e, 26 f, and 26 g, the dressing member 6 is fitted onto thatobverse-surface side of the base member 25. By being fitted the dressingmember 26 onto the base member 25, the dressing member 26 constitutesthe faceplate 24 wherein it is integrated with this base member 25.Accordingly, the dressing member 26 can easily be detached from the basemember 25.

In the above-constructed cab operating panel 21, similarly to the halloperating panel 1 of the above-described first embodiment, only thedressing member 26 is clawed by, for example, passengers' mischief. And,since the dressing member 26 is removably attached to the base member 25and is thereby arranged to be able to be easily detached from this basemember 25, the operation of replacing the clawed dressing member 26 witha new one can be performed in a very simple and convenient way.

Also, in the cab operating panel 21 to which the present invention hasbeen applied, it is possible to select and use, as the dressing film ofthe dressing member 26, the one that fulfills the customer's request andliking. As a result of this, it is possible to customize the appearanceof the dressing member 26 accordingly to the customer's liking.Therefore, it is possible to meet a lot of demands that come up from alot of customers.

Also, the present invention can also effectively be applied whenperforming renewal of an existing cab operating panel. And if renewingan existing cab operating panel through the use of the presentinvention, it is possible to perform the operation of replacing thedressing member 26 with a new one in a very simple and convenient way asstated above.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to the elevator operating panel according to the presentinvention, the faceplate is constructed of the base member and thedressing member for closing the obverse surface thereof. And the switchdevices operated by passengers, etc. are fixed to and supported by thebase member. In addition, the dressing member is removably attached tothe base member. Therefore, in a case where the dressing member has beenclawed by, for example, passenger's mischief or the like and thereplacement thereof has become needed, the relevant replacing operationcan be performed in a very simple and convenient way.

Also, in this elevator operating panel, by preparing many kinds ofdressing members as the dressing member thereof in advance and selectingthe dressing member attached to the base member in conformity with thecustomer's request, the appearance of that operating panel can becustomized into the one that fits the customer's liking.

1. An elevator operating panel which installed at an elevator hall, orwithin a cab, of an elevator, comprising: an accommodation box (3, 23)having an opening; a switch device (10 a, 10 b, 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, 30 d,30 e, 30 f) being disposed within the accommodation box and having anoperating portion; a base member (5, 25) that fixes thereto and supportsthe switch device and is integrally assembled to the accommodation box;and a dressing member (6, 26) having first opening (6 a, 6 b, 26 b, 26c, 26 d, 26 e, 26 f, 26 g) allowing the operating portion of the switchdevice and is removably attached to the base member to cover a part ofthe surface of the base member, wherein the base member and the dressingmember close the opening of the accommodation box.
 2. The elevatoroperating panel according to claim 1, wherein the switch device is fixedto and supported by the base member, in a state where the dressingmember is attached to the base member, the operating portion& projectsfrom the dressing member to outside the dressing member via the firstopening.
 3. The elevator operating panel according to claim 1, wherein adisplay devices (9 a, 9 b, 9 c, 29) having a display portion fordisplaying the status of the elevator is fixed to and supported by thebase member, and the dressing member comprises a second opening (6 a, 26a) for allowing the display portion& of the display devices to beexposed to outside the dressing member.
 4. The elevator operating panelaccording to claim 3, wherein the second opening is provided on an upperside of the dressing member.
 5. The elevator operating panel accordingto claim 3, wherein the second opening is formed into a substantiallyU-shaped in cross section.
 6. The elevator operating panel according toclaim 3, wherein the display device is fixed to and supported by thebase member in a state where the dressing member is attached to the basemember, the display portion does not project from the dressing member tooutside of the dressing member.
 7. The elevator operating panelaccording to claim 6, wherein a semi-transparent surface plate (13, 33)is adhered to a front side surface of the display device where thedisplay device is supported by the base member, and wherein thesemi-transparent surface plate protrudes toward the dressing member. 8.The elevator operating panel according to claim 7, wherein the surfaceplate is arranged on the same plane as the dressing member when thedressing member is attached to the base member.
 9. The elevatoroperating panel according to claim 1, further comprises a key switch(11) which is fixed to the base member, and a third opening (6 d) whichis provided with the dressing member and allows an operation portion ofthe key switch to be exposed to outside the dressing member.
 10. Theelevator operating panel according to claim 1, further comprises aswitch box (31) which is fixed to the base member and having at least aswitch for adjusting the environment within a relevant cab, and a fourthopening (26 h) for enabling a door of the switch box open and close fromoutside the dressing member is provided in the dressing member.